Town Hall · Ross

Ross, IN town hall & government

Ross spent $106,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $37 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ross's government.

Town budget

Where Ross's money goes

Spent
$106,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$37
typical Indiana towns: $29
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Fire
$33,00031%
Paid to other governments
$25,00024%
Other
$48,00045%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 69%
  • From the state 31%
Town workforce

Who works for Ross

Full-time staff
0
4 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time4 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rossville Consolidated School District

Ross's K–12 school district, shared with Clay, Owen and Rossville. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,739
Indiana: $13,688
Students
949
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$17.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Indiana districts overall: 33% local, 56% state, 11% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 63%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $11,739 per pupil, $6,466 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ross pay

Typical tax bill
$1,231
a year · Indiana typical $1,614
Effective rate
0.61%
of home value · Indiana 0.74%
Typical home value
$200,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Ross's government

Town hall & decisions in Ross →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ross

Ross is represented in Congress by Senators Todd Young and Jim Banks and Representative James R. Baird. Mike Braun is governor.

All of Ross's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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